Recycled Crafts

Every day tons of shopping bags are added to landfills across the country and around the world. You can upcycle your torn, used shopping bags otherwise destined for the trash into a durable,...

Plastic bags are a scourge upon the Earth. They sit in the landfill for eternity, and it seems that more and more stores are offering plastic as their only choice for bags these days. I try to...

Much of our bottle packaging is made with plastic materials, which can be used as a durable substitute for many projects. I will repurpose a large plastic jug for a pot.

This article will give you some tips on reusing plastic food containers. This will not only save you money, but your recycling helps the earth as well!

Plastic grocery bags do not deteriorate in our landfills, so the more ways we can find to reuse them the better. The normal ways of reusing them such as suitcases,wet bathing suit bags, etc. are...

Tired of paying alot of money for a hummingbird feeder? Kids are out for summer and need a craft project? Rainy day projects are fun, and encourage recycling!

Save your plastic grocery store bags and use them to stuff items! You can use the bags whole or you can cut them into strips to stuff smaller items. You can stuff many things such as toys, pet...

When you purchase shorts or slacks at the store, you sometimes end up with a bunch of plastic clip hangers. Do not just throw them in the trash. I will show you how to make clips for your opened...

Miniature flower vases filled with flowers and perfume, look a lot nicer than most commercial scented plastic products. And it's a great way to use up those stubs of broken and left over candles.

This is a fun way to recycle the plastic strapping that holds boxes and stacks of newspapers together. From my research, it looks like the design originated in Thailand with fish woven from long...

I am a strong believer in reusing. Plastic and Paper bags can be used in places that some people don't realize. So I am going to share a few of my nifty ideas.

Bicycle Messenger Bags can be made from everyday materials in your own home. This article briefly explains how to meld plastic bags together to form the material for your homemade messenger bag. ...

For some reason I find it hard to part with old CDs and computer software -- maybe because they were often expensive to begin with, but mostly because their shiny surfaces call out to the crafter...

A combination word, or portmanteau, plarn stands for plastic yarn. Though it can mean any yarnlike material made from plastic, it's usually used to refer to materials that are created by recycling...

Plastic gumball/toy bubbles can recycled into unique and creative crafts. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Plastic bags can easily pile up in your home. You can recycle them and reuse them in many ways. Plastic is one of the most difficult types of trash to get rid of, so lets help save our Earth.